Illustration for Guasha therapy

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This book consists of three parts. Part A contains theessential theory of Guasha, including a brief introduction,an overview of commonly used tools, basic procedures,body parts and points, operational methods, and indica-tions as well as precautions. Part B contains the practicalapplications of Guasha therapy in the treatment of com-mon conditions and in health care in general. Finally the attached chapter provides aI collection of typical case stud-ies illustrating the use of Guasha therapy.
With rich contents and straightforward descriptions,this book can serve as a sound reference book for clini-cians, medical students and overseas students as well as those who are interested in self care and treatment.Chapter 1 Brief Introduction to Guasha Therapy
Chapter 2 Common Tools of Guasha Therapy
Section 1 Guashatools
Section 2 Guasha medium
Chapter 3 Procedures for Guasha Therapy
Section 1 Method for holding the Guasha board
Section 2 Scope of Guasha
Section 3 Common Guasha methods
Section 4 Special Guasha methods
Chapter 4 Common Body Parts and Points Used in Guasha Therapy
Section 1 Back
Section 2 Head
Section 3 Neck
Section 4 Chest and abdomen
Section 5 Four extremities
Attached: Profile of cutaneous regions
Chapter 5 Preparations Prior to Guasha Therapy
Section 1 Principle of point selection
Section 2 Method of point combination
Section 3 Selection of body position
Chapter 6 Operational Procedures of Guasha Therapy
Section 1 Procedures prior to Guasha therapy
Section 2 Procedures during Guasha therapy
Section 3 Procedures after Guasha therapy
Chapter 7 Indications for Guasha Therapy
Chapter 8 Precautions for Guasha Therapy
Part B Guasha Therapy in Practice